I avoided this drama for the longest time because of poor reviews. I honestly was a bit shallow wanting to watch it because I thought the guy was cute, but everyone was so against it I kept putting it to the very back of any consideration. I later heard that it got stupid/ridiculous toward the end. Then when I was busy and wanted something light and stupid, it happened to be available on Tubi and things just came together.

Within one episode me and my boyfriend were surprised at how much we liked it. It was stupid and ridiculous but I also adored the actors (most of them), the cinematography was great, and I really was invested in the plot. Yes, it's not a gritty, realistic take on Hallyu stars getting marooned. It started ridiculous, got a bit serious, got ridiculous again, then got serious and, ended ridiculous. So I can see why some people didn't like it. But for me, the changing tone wasn't too much of a problem. It kind of irked occasionally, but generally, I was fine with it, and the characters were so lovable that I didn't really care. I really, really shipped the romance, so I can also see the disappointment with that. But with how she looked at him, I'll just imagine what happens after.

This is not the drama to watch for something dark and realistic. This is some out-there, silly, crazy, violent, and just generally fun drama. If you don't want a completely soul-crushing drama, or something absolutely cutesy, I think I'd recommend it. It delivered for me and my notoriously hard to please bf, so I think that maybe it's worth a shot.